Agri SA het kommentaar gelewer op nuwe konsep-regulasies wat hidrobreking (fracking) reguleer. Gegewe die risiko’s wat dit inhou vir die land se skaars waterhulpbronne, versoek die organisasie dat die regering die regulasies onttrek en alle planne verwerp om hidrobreking in Suid-Afrika toe te laat.
Die impak van die voortdurende kragonderbrekings op die landbousektor en breë ekonomie hou ernstige implikasies vir voedselsekerheid en maatskaplike stabiliteit in. Die verlengde tydperk van Vlak 6-beurtkrag bedreig die lewensvatbaarheid van die sektor. ‘n Eskalasie na Vlak 7 en hoër sal katastrofies wees en hou ‘n risiko vir die land se nasionale veiligheid in.
In the latest episode of Connecting Africa, CNN International’s Eleni Giokos explores Africa’s agricultural industry, meeting the people and businesses who are adding value to the agribusiness supply chain across the continent.
In South Africa, the informal economy accounts for between 40% to 50% of sales worth about R360 billion annually and ensures that residents in townships and informal settlements have access to foodstuffs at their doorsteps, at affordable prices.
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers released by Stats SA, indicates a decline of 51% in the second quarter of 2020. This fourth consecutive quarter decline since the second quarter of 2019, catapulted South Africa’s economy into a recession.
